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Who did the bear kid mess with?
It is said that in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, there was a bear child named Shi Dingzhong, who had a bad life and was reincarnated in the home of Shi Dakai, the king of wings.
It stands to reason that as the son of the Wing King, how can he be a prince and enjoy all the glory and wealth, right? But who knows, this bear child's father Shi Dakai is a general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the Empress Dowager Cixi was having a lot of fun with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom at that time.
No, after Shi Dakai was forced to surrender, the Empress Dowager Cixi had no place to spread the fire in her belly, so she set her sights on this six-year-old bear child.
Cixi thought to herself: "Your father makes me upset, and I will make you cry!" So, with a wave of her hand, she decided to give this bear child a "special treatment" - Ling Chi 3,000 knives.
What? Ling Chi? Yes, it's the capital punishment of cutting off the flesh with one knife at a time. Cixi's move can be described as extremely vicious, not only making Shi Dingzhong tortured, but also showing his authority by the way.
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Those things about the bear child and his father
If you want to say that this Shi Dingzhong is loyal to his father Shi Dakai, he is also a legend. Back then, he led the Taiping Army to fight in the south and the north, and the Qing army was defeated.
He is not only strong in martial arts, but also brilliant in writing, and is a real all-rounder. It's a pity that the hero was sad to pass the beauty pass, and Shi Dakai was finally defeated by Hong Xiuquan's suspicion.
In other words, this Hong Xiuquan is also a wonder, not to mention his own pleasure, but also likes to engage in internal struggles. Shi Dakai looked at this posture and thought, "Where is this place for people?"
So he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and left Nanjing, the land of right and wrong, with his subordinates. I thought I could find a clean place to spend the rest of my life, but I ended up going around in a big circle, and I was finally caught by the Qing army.
After the Qing army caught Shi Dakai, it was really happy, and they thought: "This time I can catch a big fish!" So they hurriedly reported the good news to the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Cixi was also overjoyed when she heard this: "Haha! Finally caught this troublemaker!" She immediately ordered Shi Dakai Lingchi to be executed to vent her hatred.
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The Passion of the Bear Child
Soon after Shi Dakai was executed, it was the turn of the bear child Shi Dingzhong. Early in the morning, the executive was ready to use a knife on the child.
The poor bear child was so frightened that he cried: "Uncle and aunt spare my life! I'm still a child!" But those executives don't care about this, they just want to complete the task quickly so that they can go back and receive the reward!
So in the heart-rending cry of the bear child, the first knife went down...... 2nd and 3rd knives...... Every cut is terrifying.
This kid is really strong enough to be stunned and not say a word (this is pure fiction, and there is no record of Shi Dingzhong's specific performance when he was tortured in history).
The onlookers couldn't bear to see it, and they all discussed: "This child is so pitiful!" "Yes, he suffered such a big crime at such a young age!" "The Empress Dowager Cixi is too ruthless!"
When the news reached Cixi's ears, not only did she not have the slightest pity, but she also said triumphantly: "Hmph! This is the end of going against the mourners!" Alas, the poor bear child was tortured in front of everyone......
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Where did the bear child go?
There is no clear record in history about the ending of the bear child Shi Dingzhong. Some people say that he did not die after being cut with 3,000 knives, and was later sent to the frontier as a slave;
Some people also said that he had actually been scared to death a long time ago, and he hadn't been stabbed so much at all...... In short, there are all kinds of theories, which make it impossible to verify.
But one thing is certain, and that is that either outcome will be a relief for the bear child. Because in that bloody and cruel era, as an innocent child, he should not have suffered so much suffering and torture.
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An innocent victim of the power struggle of the court
Looking back on the whole incident, it is not difficult for us to find that in fact, the bear child Shi Dingzhong is just an innocent victim under the palace power struggle.
Although his father Shi Dakai was brave and good at fighting, he was ultimately defeated in the whirlpool of political struggle, and as a small child, he could not control his own destiny, and could only be at the mercy of those who held the power of life and death.
As the supreme ruler of the time, Empress Dowager Cixi's ruthlessness and determination were not only reflected in the cruel punishment of Shi Dingzhong, but also in the ruthless suppression of the entire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement.
In order to maintain her dominance, she will stop at nothing to suppress any force that dares to oppose her, even if it is an innocent child.
However, history is always full of irony and drama. At the same time that the Empress Dowager Cixi trampled on the lives of others, her own rule was finally on the verge of collapse.
The Qing Dynasty gradually declined and perished in her hands, and those innocent lives who were once mutilated by her also found their own home and peace in the torrent of history.
In short, the story of the bear child Shi Dingzhong, although it is only a small ripple in the long river of history, it reflects the absurdity and cruelty of that era, as well as the helplessness and sorrow of human nature in the face of power.
I hope that when we look back on this period of history, we can learn to learn to cherish life, respect others, be tolerant and tolerant, so that such tragedies will not be repeated, and the world will be filled with more love and warmth.